3 months... a little behind

So I began my pregnancy and my launch into motherhood with high hopes that I would be able to blog regularly about my experiences.  Sadly I am finding that there are so many other things that demand my time at this stage that I don't have the time to sit down regularly and write it all down.  I'm going to keep trying because I really would like to have documentation of this stage of our lives, even if it is only sporadically.  It's amazing though how much more I am wanting to focus on what is going on around me than I do on anything else these days.  So as a result, my baby girl is almost 4 months old and I'm just getting around to writing her 3 month post.  Just means you will get 2 in very short succession. 

My dearest Alythia,

You my child are the joy of your mommy and daddy’s world.  I cannot believe how much you seem to grow and change every single day!  At 3 months old now you are so interactive and engaged in what is going on around you!  You love to laugh and smile and every time you see mommy or daddy you get the biggest smile on your face, doesn’t matter if you just saw us 3 minutes before or 3 hours before.  You are one of the happiest little girls I have ever known.  You only cry when you are hurt, tired or hungry and sometimes fuss when playing because you get frustrated that you are not quite able to do some things yet.  You really would like to be able to crawl and are having such a hard time accepting that you aren’t ready for that yet.  When you wake up in the morning, or any time really, you instantly have a smile on your face and are ready for whatever adventure lies before you.  You have grown so much from your newborn self.  You are now 24 inches long and 12.9 lbs!  I cannot believe you have already almost doubled your weight and are right on track with your growth.  Mommy could not be more proud of her average child.  During this past month you have been getting settled into our new home and your new room that has been specially designed for you.  It has all of the things that I love most in it.  You have really begun to enjoy your tummy time and are lasting much longer before you get frustrated.  We began using an exersaucer last month and you are so enjoying it.  You never fuss for your toys but when mommy is holding you, you will often look longingly at whatever toy you would like to play on next.  Right now we are on a rotation of playmat, exersaucer and tummy time.  We have begun watching a little cartoon every few days called “Shawn the sheep”.  Mostly we decided on that one because there are no words in it and it entertains mommy and daddy since you aren’t really intent on watching much yet, it does seem to calm you down though and we have caught you laughing at it a few times.  You are very intent on standing and really don’t like it when mommy tries to make you sit down.  I am working on helping you build up your upper body strength and core muscles with some pull-to-sit motions and sitting with little support.  Your getting more ok with it but any time I hold your hands you immediately try to stand up.  I keep telling you, we have to sit before we stand and crawl before we walk!!  Your not sure that’s true though.  My precious girl, your mommy cannot imagine life without you and I am so happy to be spending my days with you.  I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Happy 3 months,

Mommy

Becky